Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak • Hacker News Board

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

#51

Post by justinwr » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 6:16 PM UTC

The last time I jailbroke my devices they slowed to a crawl and crashed frequently. Felt like I had installed Windows on my iOS device. I'd much rather have my walled garden of reliable bliss.

I'll still donate to the cause however. Keep up the fine work gents! :)

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

#52

Post by Watabou » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 6:17 PM UTC

Awesome! Does anyone know if SMS GV/Phone GV extension is working or not? I tried the tethered jailbreak on the 3GS and it wasn't working then. Only the Phone GV was working but it was slow.

I have an iPhone 5 now and hopefully the day ends early today so I can go home and jailbreak. Can't wait to get NCsettings and Google voice integration!

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

#53

Post by mikecane » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 6:21 PM UTC

Curious, does it work with the iPad Mini? [EDIT: Yes. https://twitter.com/tomle12/status/298496235894095873]

Also, how soon could Apple push out an update to kill this one?

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Post by daveoh » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 6:22 PM UTC

kape wrote: post #21

I haven't Jailbroke my iPhone for a few years. I did out of curiosity, but updating OS was just too much pain. Been thinking what are the real benefits of doing that? Why? Is it customizing UI, adding more effects? Or is it just downloading apps outside app store? I think it brought value when we didn't have notification center etc, but still people doing it?

Generally it is getting less useful but there are till a few tweaks i couldn't live without: zephyr - task switching via a 2 finger swipe. A great way to switch back and forth between 2 apps Swipeshiftcaret - move the cursor around by swiping rather than having to hold and then position it, which I always find fiddly. Great to make quick corrections. AndroidlockXT - unlock my phone via a swipe pattern rather than a number code. Looks much cooler and is quicker I feel. Sbsettings/ncsettings - easier access to things like wifi and Airplane mode which I use more often than you think

There some other ones like 5 icon dock and double decker switcher which are cool but not really essential. And zeppelin to change my carrier name to any logo I like.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

#55

Post by aerique » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 6:24 PM UTC

kape wrote: post #21

I haven't Jailbroke my iPhone for a few years. I did out of curiosity, but updating OS was just too much pain. Been thinking what are the real benefits of doing that? Why? Is it customizing UI, adding more effects? Or is it just downloading apps outside app store? I think it brought value when we didn't have notification center etc, but still people doing it?

Most people have already replied why but I just want to touch on the point of updating the OS: I just do not do it. What's the point anyway?

I only upgrade when too many apps stop working or when I brick my phone. I think I have upgraded my 3GS two times now.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

#56

Post by baddox » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 6:24 PM UTC

justinwr wrote: post #51

The last time I jailbroke my devices they slowed to a crawl and crashed frequently. Felt like I had installed Windows on my iOS device. I'd much rather have my walled garden of reliable bliss. I'll still donate to the cause however. Keep up the fine work gents! :)

That's odd. Which device and which jailbreak was it, if you can remember? From my experience, it was almost certainly a piece of software (e.g. from Cydia) that caused the instability, not the jailbreak itself.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Post by rednukleus » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 6:24 PM UTC

0x0 wrote: post #31

ansgri wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I always wonder, how can you U.S. guys tolerate this stupid carrier lock-in with year-long contracts? When in other parts of the world they are planning or already have laws obliging carriers to provide call forwarding to your new number after you switch away.

It's happening in Europe too, and I don't see the big problem. It's what makes it economically possible for carriers to offer a subsidized up-front price on the phone. You're free to buy the much more expensive unlocked phone, even in the US, on apple.com, no?

Its completely unnecessary. If you sign up for a 1 year contract, you still have to pay out the rest of the contract, regardless of whether your phone is unlocked or not. The only reasons to lock the phone are to force users to pay roaming charges, and to stop people from switching carriers after the contract has expired.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

#58

Post by natem345 » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 6:25 PM UTC

MichaelGG wrote: post #30

JonnieCache wrote: post #24

Shame it doesn't happen in the browser this time around. That PDF exploit last year was slick.

If it was a browser exploit, wouldn't that put all users at a great risk, and also put more pressure on Apple to rapidly patch?

Apple will want to rapidly patch this either way. They still see it as a large security flaw, even if it needs a physical connection, and they hate jailbreaking.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

#59

Post by gcb0 » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 6:27 PM UTC

So you guys use a closed source program from 'hackers' to be able to fully use your phone? So you have all the disavantages of paying for something and all the disadvantages of using some keygen binary to use as it was pirated.

and i'm worried about what lies in the binary blob of my phone's boot1 and radio driver....

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Post by seanc722 » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 6:30 PM UTC

Gurrewe wrote: post #41

The last time I had a jailbroken phone was at the time of iOS 2, back then I didn't think it was worth it. What has changed in the last four years?

I do like having OpenVPN and better wireless scanning/details.